As you know here at BootBay we are
always trying to help our Booters
get the best deal possible  over
the last couple of months the Gold
and Silver Members have had free
membership on a bogoff deal.

Casual Members always have one free
pitch  so we thought how about if
everyone has the chance to Free
Pitches ALL
the time?

So here it is the new way of BootBay
 the only way really  the
FreeWay. This now means
that there will be no different
levels of membership anymore but
instead all are equal! Each Booter
will have the same features and same
rights. Also, to help find the long
timers, each Booter with high
ratings will get a Star next to
their pitch so that Buyers can see
they are up there in the Booting
world!

There are no catches - you will
create a pitch as normal (remember
they are FREE). Put your photos
on as per usual and that is it;
nothing else to do, well
except maybe add a few details on
the AboutMe Booter Page. It's a new
page we have introduced so Booters
can tell the world a bit more about
themselves. Just click on the name
on a pitch view and you'll see what
we mean. To change your own, go into
MyBoot and click on
MyProfile
- and type away.

The site will still be of course
maintained and anything untoward
will still not be welcome (rules are
still rules) but other than that
it's all about the selling and
buying.

You can still use your photo
hosting, although at this point we
would suggest that you do put at
least one photo on your pitch
because as you know, a picture
paints one thousand words  and a
good photo will grab the browsers
interest.

Why free? Well, here at
BootBay, we're sure you all know of
3 or 4 (if not more) web sites that
are competing in the Buy/Sell world.
Indeed, there are a few who have
copied us in the idea! However, most
would agree that at the moment, it's
slow going everywhere. Something
needs to change and we would like
the BootBay Freeway to be it.

How will BootBay make money?
Advertising is the key here. Rather
than rely on commission or member
fees, and like an independent
television channel, we feel that
perhaps we can gain enough revenue
from advertising to ensure BootBay
continues - therefore there will be,
for example, Google Ads on each
pitch view. They will still be
placed so they do not detract from
the page as will all other adverts.
We do not want huge flashing banners
or pop-ups, just the Lorryverts and
other discrete (not too discrete!)
ads.

Many of you will be pleased to know
that you will be able to have a link
to your non-commercial website. For
those that have a commercial website
then drop us a line I am sure we can
have a haggle or alternatively:

WANTED will become FREE so get
those WANTS on, you never know and
we do have a high success rate 
proving them to be quite an integral
part of the buying/selling game.

So absorb and get Booting, Rolling
or Wanting - this is not a promotion
this is the
FreeWay

nb: at the
moment we are just bringing this
into being, so if you encounter a
problem or find you cannot do
something which should be allowed,
just
contact us.